One of the easiest things to do in the summer is pull up Netflix and binge-watch several series within one week. While I don’t encourage such behavior, if this is something that sounds appealing to avoid the summer heat, here are a few TV series that are fun to just keep on watching.
Claire Whitley | Argonaut
“White Collar”
The suave con artist Neal Caffery convinces an older, very un-suave FBI agent Peter Burke to take him on as a consultant. Each episode is a great laugh and is enhanced by the added characters in the form of Mozzie, a paranoid conspiracy theorist and fellow con man, and Elizabeth Burke, the whip smart and bleeding heart wife of agent Burke. All in all, it’s a fun show to sit back and watch for hours on end.
“Once Upon a Time”
In a town where fairy tale characters live, life gets a bit crazy sometimes. While attempting to thwart the evil queen, bigger evils arise, and maybe she isn’t that bad after all. Emma Swan, an ex-car thief turned small town sheriff, also happens to be the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming and a product of true love, the only one who can break all the curses that happen to Storybrooke. With cliffhangers ending nearly every episode, it’s a hard show to stop watching.
“Archer”
For a really good time, Archer is a must watch. The cartoon series is for adults and very obviously so with the wise cracks about alcoholic secret agents and bouncing breasts when fire gets heavy. That being said, it is still a very funny show that makes viewers wonder why the character of Archer is the best spy the industry has to offer.
“Firefly”
One of Joss Whedon’s treasures, cowboys meet space. Kind of. It is definitely better than that description makes it sound. A group of outlaws travel the galaxy being “bad guys” by stealing from the empire that controls everything and smuggling other things, but they are not too bad, as they often end up helping people who are being stomped on. Nathan Fillian provides a good performance as a humorous captain and Alan Tudyk brings the pilot character to life. A good watch for any and all.
“Chuck”
Zachary Levi plays a Nerd Herd member who accidentally imbeds an entire super-secret government database into his brain becomes a sudden target for NSA, CIA, FBI and several foreign agencies. He gets an attractive secret agent bodyguard who poses as his girlfriend and eventually uses the database to learn all kinds of secret agent moves. In the end, he becomes quite the spy with a fantastic smile.
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